Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mathematicians Get Together The author’s best-selling mathematics textbook is the subject of this conversation between Wi lliam S. Cannon, associate professor of mathemat ics at Presbyteran College, and Dr. John T. Moore, who wrote this book and four other college mathe matics publications. Dr. Moore, on leave from the University of Florida to teach at the University of Western Ontario in his native Canada, was in Clinton Monday visiting Cannon, who will again assist him in the preparation of another mathe matics textbook scheduled to appear next summer. —Yarborough Photo. Court Term in Session Foreman Is Sentenced In Copper Wire Theft Pistol Shot Kills 5-Year-Old Boy Bobby Werts, 5, found a .38 caliber revolver under the mattress when he awoke from his afternoon nap Friday. Laurens County Coroner Marshall N. Pressley said !h< boy was dead on arrival at Bailey Memorial Hospital al 3:05 p.m. with a bullet wound under his. chin that ranged through his head- Son of Ernest Ca-roll and fteba Jones Werts of 522 Mus grove St., he and his sister, Jeanette Ruth, were put to bed for a nap by their grand mother. Coroner Pressley said Bob by found the pistol vlien they awakened. He said the wound was accidental. The sister was in another room when the gun fired. There will he no inquest, the coroner said. Surviving in addition to the parents and the sister are the maternal grandmother, Mrs. B. O. Jones of Clinton: and the paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Hilliard C. Werts of Newberry. Funeral services were con ducted Sunday at 1 p.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church near Prosperity by Rev. Harry . Crout. Burial was in the chur Crout. Burial was in the church cemetery. Honorary pallbearers were ' employees of Winn-Dixie in Clinton, and the councilmen of * - v •*' ■ . . ■ i. « ■ The Clinton Vol. 67 — No. 39 Clinton, S. C, Thursday, September 29, 1966 The Chronicle Wins Textile Assn. Award Hilton Head — The Chron- special recognition awards iclc is dne of two non-daily were in the form of framed newspapers in South Caro- certificates. Duplicates of in- lina to win special recogni- dividual writing awards were tion for its coverage of tex- presented both to the respec- tile industry news in the 1986 tive writers as well as their news award program spon- newspapers, sored by il e South Caro'ir.a Textile Manufacturers Asso ciation. First place award winners were honored Friday night during the annual meeting of the Public Relations Divis ion of the textile association at the William Hilton Inn s ‘ st * n preparations for Clint- here. on’s eight-day Evangelistic The Spartanburg Herald, Crusade scheduled for next best general coverage tex- j anuary 22-29 were announced tiles by a daily newspaper; A , . _ , ™ . The Gaffney Ledger, best today by Crusadc Chairman general coverage by a non- Alfred Bixler, pastor of the daily newspaper; Bill Gib- First Presbyterian Church, bons, managing editor of He said plans already are The Ledger, best individual bei developed for lhe writing in a non-daily news paper; and Philip G. Grose, ^ ram . M f b ' ch bring the business news editor o: The Re Y; Cf'Shton Ford of the Bil- Columbia State, best individ- y Craham Evangelistic Asso- ual writing in a daily news- clatl ° n he e re u ^ r the s P on - pa p er sorship of the Clinton-Joanna Crusade Plans Are Moving Ahead Committee chairmen to as- St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Herald won the award Ministerial Association. Ses sions will be held in Belk Au- Layrens — A foreman for a n electrical firm pleaded guilty here Tuesday to the theft of a bulk of copper tub ing whi'e he was overseeing a project at Joannu. Hollie Charles Sims, 41, of Spartanburg County, was sentenced to two years in prison, suspended after ser vice of six months with two years’ jygbntion. He entered pleas of guilty to four cases of larceny. Laurens County Sheriff R. Eugene Johnson said that Sims was arrested Septem ber. 16 at a Spartanburg County junk yard driving a piek-up truck loaded with 385 pounds of copper tubing. The sheriff said the tuoing was missing from Greenwood Mills’ Joanna plant, at which Sims had been overseeing a crew of about 75 men who were rewiring a section of the mill. Sheriff Johnson .toid the court that Sims told officers he sold about $550 to $600 woi’th of copper tub\rtg taketl from the Joanna mill on four separate occasions. •; j. it Sims’ attorney told the court that his client had nev er been in any trouble pre viously and is the father of tour childre’i. Sentence was imposed by presiding Judge John Grimball. Other defendants pleading guilty Tuesday and their sen- te.'.ces were: Allen J. Hudson, non-sup port, one year or $1,500, sus pended on payment of $25 a week. 18 months probation. Floyd Thomas, two cases, driving under the influence of intoxicants, three years, or $2,000, suspended after service of six months or pay ment of $500, three years’ probation. Ricaard L. Cheek and Geo. Childers, driving under the influence of intoxicants, 3 months or $250. James Taylor and Edith Dixon Fleming, violation of the liquor law, six months or $750. Willie Satterwhite, dispos al of property under lien, 1 year, suspended, one year probation with restitution, or dered. James R. Fulmer, four cases of housebreaking and larceny, five years. Ossie B. L’lTestly, Wood- row Suber and Charlie Lit tle, one case each of house breaking with intent to steal, and one case each of house breaking and larceny, three yeaVs, suspended on service of six months, three years’ probation. Norman ho t. abducting a maid under IF years of age, •two years or $2,0U0. suspend ed two years’ probation. t,. J. Rice, operating a mo tor vehicle without the own er’s permission, 30 days or Harvey Heucr. attempted housebreaking whb indent to commit a crime of assault, two years’ probation. Monday’s Session Five insn received pii£uU Communion Service At St. John's Church According to announcement by Dr. E. B. Keisler, interim pastor, the Holy Communion , , will be administered al the sentences after pleading guil- morning worship service ol st ty to theft of copper wire in John . s Lutheran Churc!l on Laurens Couruy. next Sunday. For those whose Their sentences arc to run work schedules will not per- cor currently with sentences mir their presence on Sumlay they are serving for copper morning, brief communion wue thefts in other South service will be held at the Carolina cc. jtics. church on Saturday evening Those sente•cei* in connec- at 7:30. tion with the thefts after Pleading guiU/ were: p owef t() Be Q ff H'lliam L. Baker 3 cases ^ j i j ot larceny and one of house- JUndoy Morning breaking and grand larceny, Electric power will be cut five years. off Sunday fnorning from Jack -Ballew, one case of 6:30 to 8:00 a. m. in the Pitts housebreaking and larceny, Meadows area, North Adair 10 years Street and part of East Caro- Charles Baker, one case of Avp according to an-, larceny, 10 years. nouncement from the city John Broadus Bagwell, one utilities department, ease of housebreaking and The t e m p orary stoppage is larceny, four years. necessary in order to do any * wo ca ' >Ro some work on transmission larceny, five years. lines> it was stated Other defendants entering guilty pleas with their sen tences were: or $ 600 , two years’ probation. Jim Taylor, Roland Bur- Harvey Hester, driving un ion, and Harvey .Hester, ,es- der the influence of intoxi caping public works,' 30 days Ran l s , three months or $300. each, consecutive to aO sen- j Murder Charge tence$ presently being berV- A man and his son charg ed. , • ‘ i 1 ' ed with mutdor are oh the Fred D. MdCoy, non-sup- docket o- cases to be con- port, one year or $1,500, sus- sidered dur ng the term of pended on payment of $30 a General Sessions Cour f week, one year probation. The father, Macon Pralh- Guy N. McElhannon, non- er > 39 - and hi s son, Randall support, one year or $1,500, Prather, 18, of Clinton, are suspended on payment of $20 charged with murder in con- a week, 18 months probation, ucction with the* gunshot Earl Berry Walker, driv- d f a 1 !; h of ;F' C- Press!ey > 29, ing under the influence of in- of Lross Anc tor. toxicants, three months or Pressley was found dead $200. at 1 1:00 P- June 27, ly- Ernest Richey. Philip in 2 beside South Carolina Briggs and James H. Young, Highway 56 cboi.t four miles driving under the influence rort ' 1 of din ton. of intoxicants, three months There are 31 hold-over or S250. oases on the court docket and Richard E. Hart, driving about 85 new cases to be under the influence of intoxi- presented to the grand ^ury. carts, three years oc $2,001 Judge John Grimball of Co- suspended after six months lumbia is presiding. held last year by the Green- ..... wood Index-Journal. T h e dlt ° rium on the Presbyterian Gaffney Ledger, Gibbons College cam P us - and Grose each won the The committee chairmen c same awards they won in were selected by the admin- 10 jeek vpZ/,oUU 1965. -j, istration committee. All mem- Eligible entries were pub- bers of the organization are lished between July 1, 1965, Mar y Musgrove Hotel next and June 30, 1966. requested to meet for a Entries were judged by a "dutch” breakfast at the panel of textile trade press Monday at 7 a.m. for furth- editors. > er planning. John Lenning of The judges granted 12 cer- the Bm y Graham staff will lificates of special recogni- be Present at that time. An- tion to South Carolina news- other meeting next week of all uapers and writers, compar- committees and workers is Campaign Chairman Don G. Creighton is shown above lighting the UF torch, located in Clinton’s central downtown parking area, to mark the official opening of the J. campaign for the United Fund of Z Greater Clinton, In&, which takes * place Sept. 27-Oct. 11.—Yarborough Photo. United Fund Campaign Launched Here Tuesday United Fund of Greater Clin- pie campaign,” Dr. Weer- er workers who received ed^to only three 7uch awards scheduled for next Thursday ton, Inc., was officially sing said, urging workers to packets and materials to be . x .1 .AAA r«/\ro 4 • w-tt AAA* V-v. . * A Jl ‘ J 1 I- • I A • r> a i (October 6) at 6:30 p.m., a launched Tuesday, Scptem- contact contributor^ ri ;ht used in the solicitation of the last year. They went to. - . — r r . The Columbia State The " dutch ” dl ™er meeting in ber 2 7, when the UF torch ^11°/ ‘"J commumly - Greenville News and The the PC dinin S hal1 - . was ij gh ted by Campaign President Reece li Young ^ ba ' lroom Charleston News and Couri- Newly appointed chairman 1 eese H - Youn 8- decorated for the was occasion lighted by daily ^newspapers" 6 ’ 88 *’ by are'"’' C ™ ,de SkSET a^Lkloff'brelk" ^ ° r ^ The Clinton Chronicle and Arrangements — G. fast. called ards, slogans, red feathers. F .i - „ . attention to the increase in and a miniature torch, sym- Dr. Marc C. Weersmg pres- this year’s goal of $27,600, bol of the United Fund. The Seneca Journal and Tri- ward Campbell; Counseling j den t 0 f Presbyterian Col- exola-nire tly ♦ the advanee bune, general coverage by - Dr. W. Redd Turner and leg( , was the p y r i n c j p a j X So^for^nv vtSs ^ , weekly_news^agers^ Dr. B yr oa Harbin of Joanna: speaker a t Utc.meeting of oi- a separate phase of the drive, Girls ^ Xr'zjzvz r Decorate Window Darr, The Spartanburg Her- ^oilow-up — the Rev. Floyd grove Hotel. ren t camnaig.-i. ,. randa . • ,unior Camp aid; Ronald Davis, The D'-iiams; Musu: the Rev. j n f be kick-off speech. Dr r _„ jCTh . n ’ . ^ ire Girls decorated the Greenville Piedmont; Wayne ^ eb Williams; Prayer — the v’eersing pointed out that id - - - ° annoi!I!cc windows ol a vacant store Freeman, The Greenville Bev - J- H. Darr, who will ap- a successful a successlul campaign, J° r . first r 7° rt buildingl on the West side of News; Barbara McAden, The P° int co-chairmen in Laurens WO rkers must get people’s g nH n ravlslRn chair ' Broad Street seeking support Columbia State; and^CSH and Joanna- attention and also pay atten- “7" wor ™ rs * ho for the annual Community May The Spartanburg Jour- Publicity — Ren Hay Ham- tion to detail. It will follow 0th . „ f in . nn Uf S ay . Ghest Drive which began ’ ‘met; Usher CUel - to be ap- he said, that the -dr.ve will ^ 0 ' 00 a ’ at September 27th. The adjoin- nal, individual writing in daily newspapers. pointed;, Yqu -1> Billy 1‘illcr; succeed'here because*of Clin- f Il0tel ' ing window shows thc activi - ^ The final .eport meeting is H es 0 f ^ be Camp Fire Coun- tbe cil, an agency of thc Com ing in a weekly newspaper. b.'Bryan Keisler; ‘Additional sound, and the dollar goal p a jg n ~ Can ’ mun ly Chest Recipients of first place M-. mbdts at Largo — the Rev. is an honest goal in the UF ^ tbe breakfast meeting awards received specially- ‘ W. Spilu i - and Tonch P. campaign. officers and divisio i chair- engraved plaques, while the O.vens^ ‘‘Ihis is a people to-peo- Paul League, The Clemson Vi8.lation*-R..*nr.bert Truluck; ton’s good climate for giv- scheduied for October 11 Messerigeb, individual writ- O-(.ration Andrew — the Kev. ing. because *he UF plan is t .j osjn j/ datfl tor , h „ ing in a weekly newspaper. 1 L. Bryan Keisler; Additional sound, and thc dollar goal ‘ ion men were introduced to oth- Meet Doniel High Here Fridoy Keis | er Addresses Clinton Wins Over Chester, 34-0 sr Members of thc group are Patti. Plowden, Jackn- Shea- ly, Joy Stanley, Jan Ann Yarborough, Donna Undari, Susan Keihn, Ginger Wehunt, Debbie Gaines, Julia Nelson, and Debra Cleland. Their leaders are Mrs. Margaret and Mrs. Libby The Clinton Red Devils come back home Friday’ night for their fifth encounter of the season when they meet the strong Daniel Lions on Wilder Field at 8 o’clock. Play ng their first three games at home, they met the Ghost ?r Cyclones last Friday at Chester, in the first comerence contest, chalking up a 34-0 victory. The Clinton a is now have won two, lost one and tied one. They defeated York and Ch .’Ster, lost to Lower Rich- ia.id (2j-2i), and tied Beiton- Honca Path (7-7). Daniel High (Clomson- P c.cens area) has a record of four w.ns, the last three be ng shutouts. TJiey heat Ante a last week, 18-0. in th - game h re Fr day night, the Red Devils will keep the r eyes on Johnny Boilings Contributes To UF Drive Former South Caroina Governor Ernest F. Hollings, who is the Democratic candidate for the U. S. Senate, is shown above making a contr.bution to the United Fund of Greater Clinton, Inc., as he uses Campaign Chairman Don (J. Creighton as a desk upon which to sign the campaign card. Gov ernor Rollings stopped to so^ak infovmal’v to the crowd gathered for the lighting of the UF torch' n the center of town, just in time to be Clinton’s first contributor after the formal opening of the campaign Tuesday morning. Others in the photo at right are Rev- Zeb Williams, Mrs. Earl Martin and Mib, JM'uiik ShutTill. i’hotu bj luibuoutL. .’egistration For f uses for Adults fo 8e Held Monday Registratidn for classes in adult education will he from 7:00 to 8:00 p. m., Monday. October 3. The centers will be Clinton High School and Bell Street High School. Any adult who is 18 years old or cider is eligible. Courses will be offered in basic education for grades 1-8. Also, courses will be of fered -for high school units. Books -will be provided. There will he a registration fee of $2.00 for the high school program Campbell, a Daniel speeuii ter who seems to be the sparkplug of the Lions. He put across two touchdowns last week against Seneca, both climaxing long drives, 50 and 70 yards. Clinton 34, Chester 0 Darryl Hampton, speedy Clinton halfback, came into his own last Friday night as he led the Red Devils in a 34-0 rout of Chester. Hampton scored three of Clinton's five touchdowns. * Gary Campbell and Henry Sirmons racked up one each. Clinton’s defensive play was aga n outstanding, crush ing every C’h' > st' > r effort am! holding the Cyclones to 101 yards ruslrng and 1 61 yard'- passing. Th° Red Devils chalked up 110 yards rushing *h' first half. Campbell started the game w'th a three-yard touchdown plunge from the three and Bi'ly Freeman added his fn* of four, conversions. Then Hampton took over. Mnsonic District > 4 --f m Monday The 13th Masonic (District will hold an inspirational meeting Monday evening, October 3, at 7:30 at Pal metto Lodge No. 19 in Lau rens. Right Worshipful Brother Robert McF. Figg, junior grand wardem, will; deliver the address. Refreshments will be served. Ladies are in vited. Harmon C. Murrah, Jr., is Disulct Deputy Grand Mas ter. He scored from the 10 in the second period and added an other minutes later on a 15- vM’d jaunt. Th • speedy halibapk romp, ed 30 yards in the third per iod but the conversion faded. Simmons capped thc scor ing with an eight-yard dash in the final period. Clinton 7 14 6 7—34 Chester 0 0 0 0— 0 Church, addressed the student body of the Ridge Springs- Monetta High School on Tues day morning of this week on the life and work of Dr. Ar chibald Rutledge, poet laure ate of South Carolina. F years Dr. Keister has been a close friend of Dr. Rutledge, visiting him freq uently both at his home in Spartanburg and at ‘’Hamp ton', McClellanville. To Teach Bib!® Class The community BibW’ class, held each Tuesday evening- in the St. John’s LiJTicraji Church, will be taught next Tuesday evening, Oct. by Dr. Wm. Redd Turner, for mer minister at Clinton’s First Presbyterian Church. He will lead in a study of “Christ at Jacob’s Well”, John‘4:1-42. The hour is 7:30-8:30. Firm Celebrates Anniversary Lynn Cooper, Inc., automobile dealers of Clinton, are celebrating their tenth anniversary. The above scene took place this week as the birthday cake was cut. From left art Lonnie Hiers, office manager; Mrs. Lynn Cooper, Jr.; ’H. M. (Bud dy) Young, Jr., salesman; Lynn Conner, Jr., president; James Barre, sales manager; L. W. Cooper, ex ecutive vice-president; and Mrs. Cooper.—Yarborough Photo.